Manchester Memoirs 48 pl.1-7 (P355698)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

MMUM 35516 +

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (liturgy Manchester Tammuz)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] x ki-ri me-me ba-ni-DU
2. [...] ka#-sza-me-en me-a-si lu2-me-en
3. [...]-da ki-ri-a me-me ba-ni-DU
4. [...]-ki! ka-sza-me-en me-a-si lu2-me-en
5. ki#-ri# ha-asz-ku-ra-ka me-me ba-ni-DU
6. ha#-[asz]-ku#-ra ki-ri-a me-am-ra hi-li al-KU-DU
7. ki-ri mu-ti-na-ka me-me ba-ni-DU
8. u3-mu-da pa3-el-la {d}dumu-zi me a-su-de
9. an-zu-lu-ma szu-ne ba-la GIN7
  single ruling
10. mu-ne-in-ma-ar-bi gi mu-ud-na-gu10 me al-su-se
11. e lu2-gal na-RU am2-di-la
12. ama-szu-mu-du7 ki!-si-ki nu-ne
13. am {d}dumu-zi na-RU am2-di-la
14. ama-szu-gal-la-na-du7 ki-si-ki nu-ne
15. e lu2-gal-sze3 si-de gi-gi-ga
16. ama-szu-mu-gal#-la-<na>-sze3 he-en-DU
17. am {d}dumu-zi-de# si-de ba#-gi#-gi#-ga#
18. ama-u3-szu-gal-[...]
19. ka-am2-ka x [...]
20. me hul#-ta#? [...]
21. ka-am2 [...]
22. me hu-la [...]
23. ama-me-ra [...]
24. u3-szu-ur2 [...]
25. ama-me ka-sza-[...]
26. lu2 ki-sikil [...]
27. ku3 {d}inanna du7-mu#-[...]
28. {d}inanna nig2 za!-ra [...]
29. ku3 {d}inanna du7-mu-ra-di-di-en#?
30. nig2-GI-masz-zu gi-en im-sza-sza
31. za-ra szi?-du7-du7 nu-um-la
32. ku3 {d}inanna du7-mu#-[ra]-di#-di
33. in-nin-gu10#
column 2
1. {d}inanna nu-gin-na {d}nin-e-gal-la
2. na-zu na-tu-me-en
3. na-am-zu ul-da UL-na mu-zu
4. {d}inanna na-zu na-an-tu-me-en
5. na-am-zu szi-da szi-da mu-un-zu
6. nin-e-gal-la na-am2-zu na-mu-tu-me-en
7. za-az2 gi-gi KUR ur2-bi na-mu-lu?
8. {d}inanna na-am2!-zu na-am2-tu-me-en
9. za-az2 ba-ba-ar KUR ur-bi na-mu-lu?
10. nin-e2-gal-la na-zu na-tu-me-en
  single ruling
11. mi da-gen da-gen ki-ri-szi da-gen
12. ka-sza-an-me-en mi da-gen ki-ri-szi da-gen
13. ka-sza-am2-na-na da-gen ki-ri-szi da-gen
14. ki-ri-a lu2 sza-ga2 ga-na mu-ti
15. mi da2-am2-mu-da i-GAR da-ab-DU
16. el#-lu2 pa3-el-la du-da2-ne-sze3? [...] x# ga-tu-um
17. [...] NI in-su-e
18. [...]-ul-lil2-la2-ke4
19. [...] KU
  single ruling
20. [...]-mu#-un
21. [...]-na
22. [...]-a
23. [...] x
24. [...] x
25. [...] x
26. [...] x
27. [...] x-um
28. [...] x-a
29. [...] mu#-za-am2-ki
  single ruling
30. [...] na-mu-e
31. ga-mu-e
32. TA [...] ga-mu-e
33. ga-sza-an x [...] ga#-sza-an? mu-e
34. ka-sza-mi-en mi NU-na-ma szu-szu gi-sza
35. [...] ka na-ga2 SZI PA3 GA
column 3
  3 lines broken
1'. x
  single ruling
2'. me-a-sze3# [...]
  single ruling
3'. me-a ma# [...]
4'. i-gi-zu [...]
5'. sza3-zu lu2 BU# [...]
6'. sza3 gi-ga-gu10 [...] mu-[...]
7'. {d}dumu-zi ne-te-a-[ni ...] el-lu2 szu [...]
  single ruling
8'. en de3-en-szi-te zu# x [...]
9'. el-lu2 ama-mu-gi-ib si-ki-il-am? da-da-ga
10'. e-gal-me-ta lu2-gal hu-la
11'. lu2-gal-e si?-pa3 ZA KA da-pa3-NE-la
12'. {d}dumu-zi e3-ta-zu nig2 zi-di-isz {d}inanna
13'. ne-ba-zu ha-la-mu-RU
  single ruling
14'. si-ir NAM-NE-DA-pa3 {d}inanna {d}dumu-zi
15'. de3-ru de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba
16'. {d}ka-sza-an-gu-la de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba
17'. ka-sza-an-e2-gal-la-ka de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba
18'. ka-sza-an-TUR?-gi-ba? de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba
19'. ka-sza-an-a-ma-NIGIN2?-GI de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba
20'. u3-szu-gal-a-na-ra de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba
  single ruling
21'. ka-sza-an-men3 en de3-te#-[en en de3-te]-en
22'. ka-sza-an-na-na-<ra>-men3 en# [...]
23'. an-szi edin-na-ke4 de3-te#-[en ...]
24'. DU SI edin KI [...]
25'. AN mu-a edin ki# [...]
26'. a-gu sza-ru# [...]
  single ruling
27'. ka-sza-[an ...]
28'. mu-gi-ib# [...]
29'. e-gi ka#-[sza-an ...]
30'. u3-a NA GU [...]
  2 lines broken
reverse
column 1
  7 lines broken
1'. DU RA [...]
2'. a-gu sza3-ru x [...]
  single ruling
3'. du7-mu-da-ne-na du7-mu-da-ne-na
4'. ka-sza-men3 ab-zu-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na
5'. ka-sza-na-na ab-zu-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na
6'. ab-zu e-nu-un-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na
7'. uru2-zi-ib2{ki}-zi-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na
8'. ki-in-da-gu-e-ni-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na
9'. munus-me-en gu sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na
10'. sza-ri sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na
11'. munus-me-en szi sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na
12'. sza-ri sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na
13'. munus-me-en si-ki sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na
14'. sza-ri sza-ri ma-la-GI al-me-na
15'. munus-me-en i sza-ri ma-la-GI al-me-na
16'. sza-ri sza-ri ma-la-GI al-me-na
  single ruling
17'. gu-sze an-su-ra mu-na-i-la-ta lum-mi dam-gu10 me-de-en-nu-li-isz
18'. szi-sze an-su-ra mu-na-i-la-ta
19'. i-sze an-su-ra mu-na-i-la-ta
20'. si-ki-sze an-su-ra mu-na#-[i-la-ta]
21'. u3 ama-gu10 u3# [...]
22'. nin9!-gu10 nin9-ba?-[...]
23'. sikil {d}inanna x [...]
24'. u4-da-am#? [...]
25'. a-u2 a-[...]
26'. me ga#-[...]
27'. x [...]
28'. szesz [...]
29'. mu-ud-[...]
column 2
  4 lines broken
1'. RU [...]
2'. sza-ri sza-ri x [...]
3'. u3 ama-gu10 u3 ama-za [he2-a]
4'. gi-em3-e gi-men3?-zu he2-[a]
5'. nin9-gu10 nin9-ba-an-da-za he2-a
6'. ki-sikil {d}inanna dili-ni-za he2-a
  single ruling
7'. u2-da-am u2-da-di-di dam-gu10 e-mi-di-nu-li-isz
8'. a-u2 a-sza3 da-i-ru a-sza3 da-i-ru
  single ruling
9'. e2-bi2 lu2 zi-de nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu
10'. lu2 zi-zi-da-me-en nig2 ma-ra-lu-<lu>
11'. u3-mu-un gu-li-a-na nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu
12'. gu-li {d}mu-ul-lil2 nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu
13'. sza zi-da e2-a nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu
14'. e2 pa-ra-ga ri-a nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu
15'. ma gal-lu-gu10 e2-gu-sze3 ga-am-su
16'. e2-gu ma ga-la su-ga2 ga-su
17'. su-ra ki-ne-ne-bi ga-am-su
18'. ag2 tur-tur UR2-bar su-gu10 ga-su
19'. gal4-la-gu10 e2-gi4-a-su su-gu10 ga-su
20'. nig2-ba-gu10 im-ma-ti-a-ta dam gi4-ga-am gi4-ga-am
  single ruling
21'. a-u2 a-sza3 da-i-ru a-sza3 da-i-ru
  single ruling
22'. mi ki-sikil mi i-si-ki-na-mi-en dur2-dur2-re-de-en
23'. dam su-ba-da-mi-en i-si-ki-na [...]-mi-en dur2-dur2-re-de-en
24'. dam mu-nu-<men3>-mi-en i-si-ki-na-mi-en dur2-dur2-re-de-en
25'. a i-lu su-la-gi NE u2-a nu-NU-ma-men3
  single ruling
26'. [kur]-kur#-ra di-ri-ga-mi-en
27'. [mu]-ud#-na-gu10 za-ra ga-na-mi-a
28'. kur-kur-ra di-ri-ga-mi-en
column 3
1. ba-ha-[...] SI x [...]
2. USZ MU DI GA2 x [...]
3. szu-du an-szi mu-lu2# [...] a he-en-gi-[za]
4. szu-du ki mu-lu2 ki-szi mu-lu2 an-sze3 u3 zi a he-en-gi-za
  single ruling
5. nin-gu10 zi-ga de3-ma-RU-a
6. ku3 {d}inanna si-lu2 he-da-NE
7. a mi-a-na NE GA SZU mu-da-RU
8. {d}inanna kur-ra BI RI IN HU GI MU da-RU
9. ur2-la-gu10 ur2-gu ti-la-men3
10. {d}inanna-ke4 u3-du-ge de3-u3-ku#
11. szu na-ma-NE NE kur-ra im-me-ra
12. NE RI AB KA EN LA2 KA kur-zu GI NE DU
13. u4-da lu2 nin-gu10 a-li-la-sze
14. in?-nin-gu10 MI ZU x ku3-ga
15. [...] a#-ia-zu [...] {d?}en-lil2-la
16. [...] mu#-ra x x a-na he2-em-te-ge
17. [...] me mah?-ta mi-ne-du11?
18. [...] MI# NE GI
19. [...] di-li-ne mah
20. mu x [...] ki# tu-ub-di-di-ge
21. ki-sikil {d}inanna zi szi-in-ga-ne-na
  single ruling
22. el-lu sza-ra-gu-ul-gu-ul! sza-ra gu-ul-gu-ul
23. me ka-sza-an-na-na-<me>-en mu-ud-na za-ra sza-ra-gu-<ul-gu-ul>
24. me ka-sza-an-na-ki-me-en mu-ud-na
25. ka-sza-an ki-mi-en mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra sza-ra-gu-ul
26. ne#?-da gi sza-ra gu-ul gu-ul
27. i-gar-ra gi mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra sza-ra-gu-ul-gu-ul
28. i da-ma szu-gu10 ki!-ri-ga2 szu-gu10 di-ri-ga
29. mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra sza-ra-ab-di-di
30. ka#?-sza#?-an-na ga-na-mi-a
31. ma-ne-ma-an-na mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra ga-na-me-a
32. x x x x ga-na-mi-a
33. [...] mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Manchester Memoirs 48 pl.1-7,

    [Pinches1904-137611] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1904.

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  • Museum No.: MMUM 35516 +
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2021-08-17 at 14:31:55 Carr, Christie Atf Carr, Christie CDLI approved View
2006-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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“Manchester Memoirs 48 Pl.1-7 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355698.
Manchester Memoirs 48 pl.1-7 artifact entry (No. P355698). (2006, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355698
Manchester Memoirs 48 pl.1-7 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355698 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Manchester {Memoirs} 48 pl.1-7 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355698},
}

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